Charlotte's face drained of all color upon hearing this. Mrs. Berry had also turned pale with fright. “That can't be. Doesn't that mean that Miss would...”
“Don't fret.” Dr. Felch reassured, “I only said maybe. According to my experience, there should be hope still, but we must be patient.”
“That's good to know.” Mrs. Berry's voice sounded choked when she spoke. “Dr. Felch, Mr. Windt is no longer with us and Miss is his only surviving child. You must cure her for his sake.”
“I will do my best.” Dr. Felch nodded. “You need to be in a good frame of mind when you receive treatment. Relax and don't think too much.”
“You're right, Dr. Felch.” Charlotte was unusually calm. “Mrs. Berry, let's go outside. We shouldn't disturb Dr. Felch.”
Mrs. Berry nodded.
“Wait.” Dr. Felch handed Mrs. Berry a few pouches of herbal medicine. “Her poison can't be neutralized yet, but your illness can be treated. Drink one of these every day for ten to fourteen days. It will greatly improve your health.”
“Sure, sure. Thank you so much, Dr. Felch.”
Mrs. Berry took the medicine from him, pleasantly surprised that she herself had benefited from this trip.
“I'll take you to brew the medicine.”
Hayley led Mrs. Berry and Charlotte to the kitchen.
A great sense of relief flooded Charlotte. If her poison couldn't be neutralized, at least Mrs. Berry should receive treatment for her illness, so that this trip wouldn't be in vain.
While brewing the medicine for Mrs. Berry, Hayley cooked dinner at the same time.
Dr. Felch brought Sam out and they sat around the stone table for dinner.
The food Hayley cooked was delicious. Charlotte ate quite a lot, but her head started to hurt as blood trickled out of her nostrils.
Knowing that it was the poison at work, she covered her nose and ran toward the bathroom.
“Miss...” Mrs. Berry hurried after her.
A frown appeared on Dr. Felch's face as he watched her retreating figure. He took a bottle of medicinal concoction and passed it to Hayley, telling her to bring it to Charlotte.
In the bathroom, Charlotte was still struggling through the agonizing pain. After drinking the medicine, she passed out immediately.
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